Middlesbrough look to be closing in on a deal for Charlton captain Nicky Bailey. The 26-year-old midfielder is set to join Boro for a fee of £1.4m and manager Gordon Strachan will be hoping that can help fire his team back into the Premiership. Bailey will be arriving at the…

Arsenal’s Cesc Fabregas had admitted that he is frustrated in constantly being a substitute for Spain at the World Cup. So does a player who is unquestionably so talented deserve to be starting? Despite Arsenal having a disappointing season, Fabregas was in exceptional form scoring 20 goals and finishing the…

Julio Baptista is being linked with a move to Tottenham this summer, but is the man they call ‘The Beast’ really what they need, and could he be a success at the club? Baptista didn’t have the best of times during his last spell in North London and didn’t…

It’s about time that John Terry stopped focusing on himself and what he thinks about England’s tactics and instead got behind his manager. Fabio Capello has labelled John Terry’s comments to the media as a big mistake and he is right to say so as Terry has broken the…

From World Cup winners to being on the brink of being knocked out of the World Cup at the group stages, the France squad certainly has undergone a dramatic change in recent years. Now with reports suggesting that some players might even refuse to play in today’s match against…

It’s no secret that Arsenal are in need of a new goalkeeper this summer and the latest name to be linked is Italy and Cagliari goalkeeper Federico Marchetti. But who is he and would he finally be able to provide Arsenal with that security in goal that they have…

Manchester City look set to sign midfielder Yaya Toure from Barcelona for a fee of £28m. However with so many options already available in midfield where will he fit into the team? Toure has shown himself to be a very good player whilst at Barcelona yet hasn’t been able…

The second week of the World Cup seems have to greatly picked up after a slow and disappointing start to the tournament, but what was noticeable about this weekend’s action? Here are the Top 10 things we learnt: 10. The Slovenian goalkeeper is a coward When Landon Donovan’s rocket early in…

With the purse strings set to be tightened at Manchester United this summer and Sir Alex Ferguson stating that he will only be looking to sign one player, it makes you think what one player do United need the most? Ferguson will be desperate to get United back on track…

After winning promotion to the Championship last season Leeds have already been busy recruiting four new players on free transfers, but will it be enough for the upcoming season? The players Leeds have signed are goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, defenders Federico Bessone and Paul Connolly and striker Billy Paynter. Schmeichel comes…